Vanna White Is Standing By Alex Trebek Who Reveals Struggles With His Cancer Battle

Vanna White, who has been the hostess on the game show Wheel of Fortune since 1982, has spoken out on Alex Trebek’s cancer diagnosis and says she stands by him 100%. The Jeopardy! game show host revealed he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer a few months ago and it tugged at the heartstrings of everyone he’s touched.

“Oh, I’ve been supporting him 100 percent,” White told Closer Weekly, “We’ve known each other for over 30 years, of course. And even though he’s on a different show, we’re still the same family so I’m there and supporting him and praying for him.”

“He’s hanging in there,” she revealed, “He’s a strong man and he has got such a strong will to conquer this. [He’s] very good, very good. He’s funny, he keeps himself entertained and he entertains others with his humor.”

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Trebek first announced his diagnosis in an official video back in March. In the cancer announcement video, Alex wanted to be sure that all of his loyal fans were getting the news straight from him and not reading any inaccurate stories about him. He is hopeful to beat pancreatic cancer, despite the general grim prognosis that comes with this type of cancer.

He continues, “I taped the show and then I made it to the dressing room on one occasion, just barely, before I writhed in pain and cried in pain,” Trebek recalled. “And I had 15 minutes before the next show. So, I got myself together and spasms of that kind usually last about 10 to 15 minutes. So, all right, here we go again: ‘Anybody got any pain pills?’ And, I don’t like taking pain pills. But I got through it.”